Siam Park

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Siam Park in Costa Adeje

The Siam Park is a water park in the south of the Canary Island of Tenerife in Costa Adeje . The park cooperates with the leisure and animal park Loro Parque in Puerto de la Cruz in the north of the island. The 18.5 hectare area is held in the Thai style and advertises as "The largest water attraction in Europe". The park was opened by the Princess of Thailand, Maha Chakri Sirindhorn .

history

Construction on Siam Park began in 2004 and cost around 52 million euros. The opening was planned for May 2007, but had to be postponed to September 17, 2008 due to construction problems. The original plans for Siam Park included a roller coaster, but emphasis was placed on completing the first section of the park so that it could open on time.

The Thai theme has been implemented on all rides , buildings and restaurants. The park owner Christoph Kiessling , son of Wolfgang Kiessling , received permission from the royal family of Thailand to use Siam in the park name. In order to fulfill the wishes of the royal family, he renounced royal squares, temples or statues of Buddha.

Attractions

Naga racer
Sea lion island
  • Vulcano: a 4-person slide with a funnel and laser effects ( ProSlide Behemoth Bowl) .
  • The Dragon: a cone slide that is slid with 4-person tires ( ProSlide Tornado ).
  • Wave Palace: a wave pool with an artificial sandy beach. The wave machine can generate 4 m high waves and is therefore the largest wave machine in Europe.
  • Naga Racer: a mat slide with six parallel lanes
  • The Giant: two identical funnel chutes. One slide clockwise and the other counterclockwise (ProSlide Cannon Bowls).
  • Tower of Power: a freefall slide that ends with a glass tube leading through a shark tank.
  • Mai Thai River: the longest artificial river ( lazy river ) that can be traveled with tires. The river also has the highest tire lift of a lazy river, which takes the visitor 8 m up.
  • Jungle Snakes: four simple tire slides from ProSlide.
  • Lost City: a water park for children with 120 attractions.
  • Mekong Rapids: a 4-person slide that is slipped on with tires.
  • Kinnaree: a ProSlide tire slide with a cone and TornadoWave element
  • Sawasdee: Children's area in which, among other things, a small version of The Dragon is
  • Singha: a Proslide Hydromagnetic Rocket, an uphill slide that uses linear motors to drive the upward passages .
  • The floating market: merchandise and bathing goods shops that stand on stilts in the water.
  • Sea Lion Island: a water facility with sea lions.

restaurant

The five restaurants and bars serve both Thai food and local specialties.

Technical information

The park was built on a hill which is perfect for slides . Siam Park is considered the first Green Water Park . The park has its own water treatment plant . This pumps 700 m³ of water from the sea into the system every day. There the water is converted from salt water into fresh water and heated to 25 ° C. To save water, the water from the slides is used to water the plants.

Records

Park from above, with the largest dragon statue

Siam Park holds four world records:

  • The largest dragon statue ( The Dragon )
  • Fastest water lift ( Mai Thai River )
  • The greatest human-made wave
  • The largest Thai building outside of Asia

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History about the park
  2. ↑ http://www.siampark.net/de/DetalleNoticia.aspx?Id=7228

Web links

Commons : Siam Park  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 28 ° 4 '18.4 "  N , 16 ° 43' 35.7"  W.